The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during September:
A. O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee
– electric motor having a printed circuit board attached to a stator and at least partially supporting a bearing, 7,109,621;
– fixed speed drive, 7,102,324;
Actuant Corp., Glendale
– non-conductive fish tape, 7,100,900;
Bradley Fixtures Corp., Menomonee Falls
– lavatory, D527,809;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa
– cover for an engine, D527,741;
– engine oil heater, 7,104,233;
– housing of the engine assembly, D528,127;
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant
– cowling, D528,128;
– cowling, D528,563;
– method and system for fuel injector time delay installation, 7,113,862;
Chaney Instrument Co., Lake Geneva
– UV meter, D528,933;
CNH America LLC, Racine
– air seeder tank arrangement, 7,104,207;
– cab for an agricultural vehicle, D528,134;
– engine subframe mounting arrangement, 7,108,098;
– seed planter including vertical positioner with locking member, 7,111,566;
– seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle, 7,108,075;
CNH Canada Ltd., Racine
– adjustable agricultural marker system and method of manufacture, 7,103,986;
– equalizing meter device, 7,100,522;
– minimum till seeding knife, 7,107,917;
– sprayer tank, D527,789;
Ferris, a division of Simplicity Manufacturing Inc., Port Washington
– mower suspension system and method, 7,107,746;
GE Medical Information Technologies Systems Inc., Wauwatosa
– method of correcting for phase error induced by a down sampling routine, 7,103,406;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha
– magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and central frequency estimating method, 7,109,709;
– 7,110,497
– filter for a radiation emitter and apparatus, 7,110,508;
– hybrid x-ray detector, 7,105,828;
– magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and central frequency estimating method, 7,109,709;
– method and apparatus for minimizing gradient coil and rf coil coupling; 7,109,712;
– method and apparatus for quadrature detection and MRI system, 7,106,064;
– method and apparatus for reconstructing an image of an object, 7,110,614;
– method and apparatus for reducing force transmitted from a base structure to a supported structure, 7,108,252;
– method and device for reconstruction of a dynamic three-dimensional image of an object covered by a contrast medium, 7,113,631;
– methods and apparatus for determining component alignment, 7,103,233;
– methods and apparatus for multiple image acquisition on a digital detector, 7,110,497;
– ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and driving method therefore, 7,111,515;
– x-ray diaphragm, x-ray irradiator, and x-ray apparatus, 7,106,831;
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc., Wauwatosa
– method, system and computer product for parsing binary data, 7,111,286;
Generac Power Systems, Inc., Waukesha
– apparatus and method for cooling engine coolant flowing through a radiator, 7,111,592;
Graff Faucets, Milwaukee
– faucet, D528,189;
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Group Inc., Milwaukee
– side cover for a motorcycle transmission, D528,478;
– top cover for a motorcycle transmission, D527,693;
– footpeg for a motorcycle, 7,111,375;
– side cover for a motorcycle transmission, D528,478;
Innovative Storage Designs Inc., Mequon
– combination cabinet and shredder, 7,104,481;
J&L Fiber Services Inc., Waukesha
– refiner sensor and coupling arrangement, 7,104,480;
JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevant
– cleaners containing peroxide bleaching agents for cleaning paper making equipment and method, 7,101,832;
– dispensing apparatus with coding means, 7,104,467;
– foam nozzle, 7,100,843;
– lubricant composition, 7,109,152;
– Sturtevant, bottle, D528,917;
K.W. Muth Co. Inc., Sheboygan
– signaling assembly, 7,104,676;
Karma, Inc., Watertown
– sanitary, vented and disposable dispensing assembly for post mix beverage dispenser , 7,111,759;
Kohler Co., Kohler
– faucet, D528,633;
– fitting escutcheon, D528,838;
– fuel enrichment system for carburetors for internal combustion engines, 7,108,251;
– sink deck, D528,196;
– sink, D529,147;
– support, D528,839;
– tank for a water closet, D529,153;
Master Lock Co., Oak Creek
– hitch lock packaging, D528,409;
– integral locking coupler, 7,104,563;
Metso Minerals Industries Inc., Milwaukee
– condensation and recovery of oil from pyrolysis gas, 7,101,463;
– feed table pivot pin constraining device, 7,100,709;
Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee
– antimicrobial diapers and wet wipes, 7,105,177;
Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine
– multi-pass heat exchanger, 7,104,314;
New Holland North America Inc., Racine
– grain tank cover for an agricultural harvester, 7,101,280;
Nordco Inc., Oak Creek
– rail fastener driver with enhanced fastener positioning, 7,104,200;
Quad/Graphics Inc., Sussex
– co-mailing apparatus and method, 7,102,095;
Regal-Beloit Corp., Beloit
– digital communication link, 7,106,019;
Rite-Hite Holding Corp., Milwaukee
– quick-action rolling shutter door, 7,111,661;
S.C. Johnson Home Storage Inc., Racine
– combined swivel slider body with loop for reclosable bags, D527,683;
Schmidt Engineering and Equipment Inc., New Berlin
– gate assembly and method for a snow plow blade, 7,100,311;
Snap-On Inc., Kenosha
– arrangement and method for controlling the discharge of carbon dioxide for air conditioning systems, 7,104,075;
– ergonomic electronic torque wrench, 7,107,884;
SPX Dock Products Inc., Mequon
– vertically-storing dock leveler apparatus and method, 7,100,233;
Wright Pumps, Inc., Waukesha
– hygienic mechanical seal flushing system for pure liquids in sanitary centrifugal pumps, 7,112,033.
More information about the patents is available at uspto.gov.
